Georg Baselitz: A Life Sculpted in Inversion Born Hans-Georg Kern in Deutschbaselitz, a small village in the Upper Lusatia region of Germany, on January 23, 1938, Georg Baselitz’s life was inextricably linked to the landscape and history of his birthplace – a place scarred by the devastation of World War II. This formative experience, coupled with a deep-seated questioning of established order, profoundly shaped his artistic vision, leading him to develop a uniquely arresting style characterized by upside-down figures and a deliberate disruption of traditional representation. Baselitz’s earl…